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Title details for Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang - Available

Not Your All-American Girl

by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Madelyn Rosenberg
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A multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.

Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done absolutely everything together. So when they don't have any classes together in sixth grade, it's disastrous. The solution? Trying out for the school play. Lauren, who loves to sing, wonders if maybe, just maybe, she will be the star instead of Tara this time.But when the show is cast, Lauren lands in the ensemble, while Tara scores the lead role. Their teacher explains: Lauren just doesn't look the part of the all-American girl. What audience would believe that she, half-Jewish, half-Chinese Lauren, was the everygirl star from Pleasant Valley, USA?From amidst the ensemble, Lauren tries to support her best friend. But when she can't bring herself to sing anymore, her spot in the play and her friendship are in jeopardy. With the help of a button-making business, the music of Patsy Cline, and her two bickering grandmothers, can Lauren find her voice again?Acclaimed coauthors Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang return to the 1980s world of Sydney Taylor Honor Book This Is Just a Test with this laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story.

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  • Release date

    July 7, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781338637427
      • File size: 150865 KB
      • Duration: 05:14:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Laurine Price's beautiful singing voice enhances her narration of this audiobook about a biracial sixth grader who longs to shine. When Laura and her best friend, Tara, try out for the school musical, Lauren hopes that she will be the star instead of Tara, for once. But even after her audition brings down the house, Lauren is not cast as the lead because, being half-Chinese and half-Jewish, she doesn't look the part of the "all-American girl." With fresh youthfulness, Price believably portrays a range of middle school characters with distinct voices and personalities. Adult voices round out the story--from that of the condescending musical director to those of Lauren's bickering grandmothers, each with authentic-sounding accents that signal their Chinese and Jewish heritages. S.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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